Senior Systems Administrator 
Location: GB, RIC, Twickenham
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Information Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
With an exceptional record of over 50% growth in each of the last 5 years, we’ve become the UK’s largest online retailer of products for the home and garden. We employ over 200 staff, offer more than 500,000 products on our sites and achieve sales in excess of £70m a year. We’re increasingly renowned as one of the UK’s most exciting ecommerce success stories and have ambitious plans to become a household name in home and garden retail.

Job description:
About WorldstoresWith an exceptional record of over 50% growth in each of the last 5 years, we’ve become the UK’s largest online retailer of products for the home and garden. We employ over 200 staff, offer more than 700,000 products on our sites and achieve sales in excess of £70m a year. We’re increasingly renowned as one of the UK’s most exciting ecommerce success stories and have ambitious plans to become a household name in home and garden retail. We’ve enjoyed huge commercial success over the past five years but are still hungry for more. In order to achieve our ambitious growth plans for 2015, we are rapidly expanding our IT department!DescriptionWe are seeking a dedicated and experienced System Administrator with at least 3 years experience. The candidate will be required to manage our fleet of IT systems. This will include; monitoring systems, specifying, designing and implementing hardware and software solutions, working with other providers and our managed hosting providers.The candidate must understand fundamental and core concepts, be dedicated, very organised, have excellent communication skills, be honest and dependable. They must also be prepared to work out of hours when required. Main Duties:-Management of network and comm’s equipment.Design and implementation of hardware and software solutions.Management of our Active Directory (Currently Samba, but moving to MS).Deployment of software to workstations.Management of our software suite and ensuring licensing is legal and adequateManagement of backups, snapshots and restorations.Custodian of IT DR Plan.Dealing with IT Supplies, Procurement and Purchasing.Management of Desktop support team (Currently small team of two).Monitoring of Infrastructure and responding proactively to issues. Personal QualitiesWe need someone who is individually motivated and can work in a team environment, someone who can stay proactive and positive in highly diverse environment. The role will suit someone who wants to make their mark by bringing organisation and structure to a seemingly diverse configuration. They must be dedicated and energetic with a positive nature. 

Requirements:
Extensive Hardware Knowledge.Extensive Server Operating System Experience:- Linux (Centos/Ubuntu), MS Windows Server, Virtualisation, VMware, P2V conversionsExtensive comm’s experience:- Routing, Firewalling, VPNs, WANS/LANS, Load balancing.Database management: - Configuration of MYSQL replication, Backup and restoration of large databases.Excellent knowledge of monitoring tools such like PRTG.Scripting Skills:- Bash shell scripting, Automation.Excellent Remote Management Skills with Applications such as:- Puppet, Chef.Mail Server Management: - Mail routing, Office365, Analysing and Diagnosing mail issues.Soft skills:- Must be very organised, Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills. 

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